Carrying frame



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Patented Oct. 16, 1928.v

CHARLES M.,KRUGER, OF ST. LOIS,'VM1`SS0URI`.

CARRYING Irmtraut.` A v rApplitrration'ledllfareh 23, 1927. Serial No; 177,507.

This invention relates to carrying frames,

in which bottles oiy oil or thelike may be con-J veniently carriedy from one place'to another.

An objectot the inventionis to provide an improved trame constructed and arranged to support familiar vtypes of oil containing bottles having spouts for the discharge of the oil, and means in connection with the 'iframe for covering the'open ends of the variousv spouts, andl a yhandle structure supporting said means. i K

Another object of the invention is; to provide an improved trame for supporting-and carrying and protecting oil containing bottles possessing the advantages herein disclosed, reference`r being made to the drawing, in which Fig; 1; is a yplan View of my improved frame. l

Fig. 2 is a side-elevation With the partsin section.` y

Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

' Fig. 4: is asectional'vievv on yan enlarged scale on. the line e-l ofqFig.- 3.

In the embodiment of the invention shown, the bottom of the ramefis in the form` of 'a pan. This bottom i's` preferably made of sheet metal and includes `a bottom Wall 1 pressed to provide upraised circular elevations 2, for the respective bottles, and a surrounding lupturned flange 3. This panV Will catch and prevent the oil from dripping from the trame. As shown, the bottles are seated upon the respective elevations 2.

The upper portion of the frame comprises a plate 4 shaped or formed `to provide openings 5 in vertical alinement With the bottom elevations 2 and through which the bottles 6 are passed into and Withdrawn from the frame. Each of the openings 5 is surrounded by a downwardly extended ange 7 serving to strengthen the structure. The plate 4f is also surounded by a depending marginal fla-nge 8. The flanges 8 at the sides are connected With the flanges 3 oi' the bottom Wall by plates 9 and at the ends by .plates 10 pressed to form channels through which the downwardly extended ends ot the handle supporting bar 11 extend. The ends of the handle supporting bar'll are secured to the flange 8 of the bottom by rivets 12 and to the flange 8 by rivets 13. This handle supporting bar extends longitudinally throughout the length of the frame and khas a down- Wandly vbent central portion 14v through- Which the ends of the bail 15 extend. The bail 15 is held in connection with'the central portion .1:4 `of the-bar 11 by nuts l16. Av

coiledWire-'handle 17 is 'preferably secured to this bail. 'm

The spout 18 of the bottles 6 have beveled discharge ends and, when the Y*bottles Vare placedinthe frame, thel bevels oithel spouts f v are toward the axisoftheframe which is toward the longitudinal porti-on of the'bar 11. Two pairslof arms 19are pivotedtoftihe barll adjacent tothe kends of. the down,- Wardly bent intermediate portion 1410i said bar. Each bar. of thesevarms. s ports a plate 20 having its outer andend e gesbent to provide flanges 21.

The parts are 1n such relationship. that,

either side of the baril with thebevels of the spout 18 toward the axisof the fname, the corresponding plate .21Y will seatnclosely when a row of bottles is in the' frame at against the beveled ends 'of said spouts, as

When itis desired to remove one ormoreot1 theY bottles, VthisV may be doneV simply by tilting theupper end ofthe Vbottle outwardly `'away-from?theplate 19 and withdtawingithe bottle from the frame.

In the construction shown, the frame is designed and adapted to. support two'rovvsy of bottles, each row comprising four bottles, thus rendering the frame easily. portable when containing a considerable quantity of oil. The frame may be manufactured and vSold at comparatively low cost. It is strong and durable-and easilyw carried. v The structure and relationship of the parts may be varied equivalently without departure from the prmciple of the invention.l

I do not restrict myself unessentially, *butv vupper frame part, two pairs of arms pivoted Vclearly shown in Fig. 3, and .thus prevent dust and particles and other foreign matter from 'entering the bottles'and fouling-the oil.

portions of the bottom, a bar extendingv longitudinally above the frame and having its ends attached to said bottom and to said upper 'trame part, two pairs ot arms pivoted to said bai', a Vplate attachedto each pair of arms and arranged to Vengage against the beveled ends of bottle sponts above the plane oi' said bar, and a handle attached to said bar and extending npwardly between said plates for carrying the irame and preventing said plates 'from swinging to opposite sides ot said bar.

3. A traine of the character described comprising a. metallic bottom pan to receive andcontain oil, a metallic iraine above said panfor holding bottles on said pan, elements rigidly connecting said pan and said traine, a bar extending longitudinally abovev said frame below the plane of the npperends of bottles for which the device is intended and having its ends extending downwardly and bent intermediate part on said bar, two pairs of arms pivoted to said bar at the ends ot said downwardly bent portion, and a'plate attached to each pair of arms. y

5. A (trame of the character described comprising a sheet metal bottom having fiat elevated portions, a sheet met-al upper frame havingopenings in vertical aliiiement with said elevated portions, a bar extending lon'- gitndinally above said traineand having its' ends extended downwardly and attached to said frame and said bottoni,adownwardly bent intermediate part on said bar,r twopairs of arms pivoted to said barat the ends openings in ver-tical alineinent with YsaidV elevatedportions to receive and hold bottles Y seatedl on said elevated portions, and ya handle device in connectionwith said iframe.

, `7.V A frame of the character described, comprising' a sheet metal bottom havingele Y frame.

CHARLES y M.- KRUGER.; I 

